3)How does this XM traffic work? i called XM and got an account and everything I need and when I was on the express way and hit the traffic symbol it said" there is no info for this route" .. What am I doing wrong???
The most likely issue is that XM Traffic didn't have any information for that route. You'll only get a response if they have something to report, like a slowdown or an accident. Although they advertise that you can see the current traffic speed for all routes displayed, this is a lie. Pioneer is prone to embellishment with their advertising.
I live in a semi-rural area now, where traffic isn't much of a problem (and there's no NavTraffic coverage, anyway). But when I lived in the Baltimore/DC area, most of the NavTraffic data was Master of the Obvious stuff. I-95 would show no problems on NavTraffic, but it would be gridlock. I'd have been in a jam for 15 minutes or more when I'd get a pop-up of "There is congestion ahead. Would you like to take an alternate route?" That would have been a great question half an hour ago.
In summary, the NavTraffic doesn't so much tell you what is happening as what has already happened. If I hadn't moved out of a congested area, I would have cancelled the service anyway.